CVE-2012-1845
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to...
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
CVE-2012-1845- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
CVE-2012-1845- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2012-1855 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
EUVD-2012-1855- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9cqx-r2hg-7pgq No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to...
Use-after-free vulnerability in Google Chrome 17.0.963.66 and earlier allows remote attackers to bypass the DEP and ASLR protection mechanisms, and execute arbitrary code, via unspecified vectors, as demonstrated by VUPEN during a Pwn2Own competition at CanSecWest 2012. NOTE: the primary affected product may be clarified later; it was not identified by the researcher, who reportedly stated "it really doesn't matter if it's third-party code."
- Record
GHSA-9cqx-r2hg-7pgq- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2012-1845 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 9.3) in Google Chrome, published March 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 5.21%, the 92nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
pwn2own.zerodayinitiative.com/status.html
forbes.com/sites/andygreenberg/2012/03/21/meet-the-hackers-who-sell-spies-the-tools-to-crack-your-pc-and-get-paid-six-figure-fees
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74323
zdnet.com/blog/security/pwn2own-2012-google-chrome-browser-sandbox-first-to-fall/10588
oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14843
twitter.com/vupen/statuses/177576000761237505
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-1845
github.com/advisories/GHSA-9cqx-r2hg-7pgq